Catch up day!

The alarm clock did'nt go off this morning so after a big rush i finally got the kids to school just about on time, i hate when that happens as i'm bulit for comfort not speed lol.

Well i was trying the granny squares again usig the crochet for dummies book and i was finding that really quite hard so i googled granysquares blankets and found this pattern http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/cwe-grannySquareAfghan.html?noImages and thought that i would give it ago as its looked alittle easyier and it was, the square with yellow and black was my first an yes there are mistakes but the second square blue and black was my second attempt and i'm quite proud of it!, only 22 more squares that size to do and 6 larger ones then i can join together for my first blanket! :).

I am starting a new project for my stores so keep a watch out hopefully they will be up soon!

going bug eyed!

Spent the day going bug eyed today, trying to crochet a granny square ( i will get it right one day!).

blue square is my first attempt at dc, pink square is my second attempt!.

pink on the hook is my first attempt at a granny square ok going fairly well at this stage ( 5 mins later is a different story lol).

blue square is another attempt at a granny square but it does'nt look right to me! will it ever look right?, anyone looking at it have any ideas what i am doing wrong??.

Least the hook and yarn dont feel quite so alien in my hands now lol, suppose i thought it might easy for me to pick up considering all the years i have been knitting lol, just shows you how wrong a person can be!!!

A dress thats not a dress??!!

Wierd title i know but i wanted to knit my 3 year old a dress so i searched and googled til my eyes hurt and i finally found a pattern i liked!, sizing was'nt quite right as it went 6 months, 2 years then 4 years so i thought well i'd make it in the 4 year old size.

It used stitches i was'nt used to so it took me about a week to finsh it only to find although i did it to the pattern there is no way its dress length!, unless my 3 year old is ultra tall for her age which she is'nt this can only be classed as a long top! ( unless the pattern maker wanted the knickers to be shown!). so really i'm back looking for another dress to knit!.

I have also decided to try to teach myself crochet, i've always wanted to do a granny square blanket but its soooooooooooooooo hard!.

I'm not going to give up though, i've tried to follow it on youtube but they go soo fast and even pausing it does'nt seem to help!, i'm all fingers and thumbs!. i'll post a pic when i finally get it cracked!!.

Been a busy busy week!

Blimey i have'nt known whether i was coming or going this week!, first it was my eldests 10th birthday then 2 days later i had to go see my solicter about my ex husband yet again!! ( dont think i'm ever going to be free of him ya know!).

Then i had the birthday bbq which went really well considering it was meant to rain that day but we was lucky, not very sunny but dry!.

Then yesterday it was my other halfs birthday PHEW! think i have got most of the birthdays out of the way now!.

My car had to go to the scrappys today which was really quite sad as it was the longest i had manged to keep a car without it falling apart! (4 years!).

Manged to list one pair of non slip slippers ( try saying that fast! lol) with 3 more pairs coming up, lilac listed, pink,yellow and lime coming up, they are in my etsy store so check them out! http://www.sharnemainiaknits.etsy.com/ i have sold 4 pairs of slippers on etsy so far and one bunny! and a cushion cover so not bad i think!

I'm soooo sorry!!

I am soo sorry for taking this long to blog!, i will make sure i keep up with everything from now on or at least i'll try lol.
I hit a bit of a black patch where depression got the better of me and i could'nt even knit!!! gasp!! "shock horror", but never fear i am back.
I've now had 3 sales on etsy! yayyyyyyyy!!!!!, i do have a promotion on there its a gift with every purchase and free shipping with 2 or more items! www.Sharnemainiaknits.etsy.com but please dont forget my folksy or misi store either!, just click the tags on the left!.
I have just ordered some business cards hopefully they will get here soon so i can spread the sharnemainiaknits word lol.
Found a great giveaway here http://www.threefive18.blogspot.com/ i'd love to win her plushies are soo darn cute!.
Well thats the good stuff out of the way, my poor car is very sick terminal my other half thinks so a new one is needed! ( can you buy cars with buttons these days??), got a 10 year olds bbq to sort out in less then 2 weeks trying to knit purses to pop in the party bags 4 down 11 to go!! i just know i'm gonna live to regret this lol.

OMG! OMG!!!!

OMG!! wow speechless!!, sorry but i've just sold my first item from folksy!!! * does a little dance round the room*, it was for 3 prem baby hats and wow i'm grinning from ear to ear!.
So far its been a good week as i have also sold a bunny through facebook!, mind you i had all but given up on folksy! shame on me lol..
Thats 3 sales to non family members!!! woohoooooooooooooooooooooo!!. thats the kick i needed!, hopefully more on the way!.
A good end to a day which saw me waiting to have a blood test for nearly 2 hours, getting soaking wet getting the kids from school!!.
So far this week is turning out well, cant wait to see what tomorrow brings now!

mmmmmmm great weekend!

Morning all!, hope you all had a good weekend, i had a great one!, what alot of sunshine we had it was loverly.
Went to 3 carboot sales on sunday, i love a good rummage!!, took along loads of my business cards and slipped them into the books people was selling so hopefully people that bought them might check out my shops!.
Found a good bargin 800g of arran yarn for £1!!!!, already got ideas what to do with it!.
Middle'uns cast on her arm is going soft in places!, not sure if its meant to do this??, she is supposed to have it off in a week so i'm going to take her to the docs this morning to get it checked out and knowing my luck it will mean a trip to the hospital and loads of waiting about :(.
Keep an eye on my misi and esty stores as more items will be added over the coming couple of weeks!.
www.Sharnemainiaknits.etsy.com www.sharnemainiaknits.misi.co.uk